Productivity and Profitability Media Series
The Productivity & Profitability series presents new and topical information to help southern producers increase the success of their businesses.
Beef, sheep and goat producers can listen to a diverse range of expert speakers present webinars and podcasts to aid on-farm decision making. Plus, producers will find relevant resources and MLA programs to continue their learning journey.
Productivity and Profitability Media Series
Dr Jillian Kelly - Containment feeding livestock
Welcome to episode 4 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Dr Jillian Kelly from Animal Health and Nutrition Consulting. Jill talks about how containment feeding can be a proactive management strategy for drought, fire, flood or to meet production targets.
Your host, Tanisha Shields and Jill discuss why to use containment areas, how to set up a containment area and some of the challenges Jill and her clients have overcome in their experience using containment areas.
Jill talks about the importance of data and careful planning with regards to nutrition and management of livestock in containment in order to achieve good results.
To watch our webinar with Jill head to: Productivity & Profitability series | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)
To access the Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator head to: Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator (nsw.gov.au)
To find the Local Land Services guide head to: A guide to confinement feeding sheep and cattle in NSW
This episode is brought to you by Agrista in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia.